Marvel star Will Poulter was cut after outsmarting one of the world's most famous chefs in season 3 of The Bear

Will Poulter worked on a variety of projects before entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Adam Warlock. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. Although the fate of his character in the superhero series remains a mystery, he is back as Luca in the third season of the acclaimed FX series. The bear.

Poulter was the first of many high-profile guest stars to appear in season 2 of the show. Luca is basically a dessert chef from Copenhagen who trains one of the main characters, Sydney Adamu (played by Ayo Edebiri), in episode 4.

However, upon his return, he interacted with several other characters, including renowned chef Daniel Boulud. Their interaction eventually irritated the latter, only to later understand the show's grand plans.

Daniel Boulud talks about The bear Season 3

The bear has received critical acclaim for its gritty, realistic portrayal of the high-pressure world of professional kitchens. Authenticity is of paramount importance, so the show decided to bring in renowned chef Daniel Boulud. The bear Season 3.

Although he is used to being in front of the camera, he would have been nervous about showing real interaction while the camera was rolling. In an interview with the Michelin Guide, Boulud talked about his cameo appearance and his experience working with show stars.

In one such section, he had to interact with Will Poulter, who asked him some simple questions. He was complying with director Chris Storer's request, but he didn't expect what was to come.

He never told me what questions Will would ask me, and he was actually smart enough to know that I get bombarded with those questions quite often. Sometimes in the right context, they're a little, I don't know, annoying.

What Boulud didn't know was that the whole interaction was designed to catch him off guard. He believed the filming hadn't even started yet, to capture his true reaction, while the chef was deliberately kept in the dark.

They didn't tell me when they started rolling either. So he started asking me all these questions about the [edible] Balloon and the hot potato, cold potato…At the very end I just knocked [Chris] on the banquet and I thought, “I have to go” … Did we film it? And they said, “Oh yes, we filmed everything. It was perfect. That's exactly the reaction we wanted.”

Boulud, who is familiar with the camera, was surprised by Poulter's approach, and it made for a genuine surprise that perfectly captured the show's ability to blur the lines between fiction and reality.

Daniel Boulud recognized The bear's clever tactics with Will Poulter

Boulud, whose two-Michelin-starred restaurant Daniel is a legend in the culinary world, praised the show's clever tactic of keeping him in the dark about the rolling cameras while the Marvel actor deliberately irritated him with a series of questions.

Storer's dedication to capturing the true essence of the culinary world left the chef feeling uncomfortable and annoyed with what they wanted to see on screen. In the same interview, he shared:

That was very, very clever of them because, of course, some of us chefs are used to speaking to a crowd, but I'm sure you're always a little nervous when you're filming, especially something as intense as this show.

He added:

And when you try to recite the lines, sometimes you forget them. So they really made it annoying in a natural way, which I thought was brilliant.

His experience was surprising for the culinary professional, whose simple reactions led to the addition of rare essences that in turn helped make the show different in the world of scripted television.

You can watch the third season of The bear on FX and FX on Hulu.